Assembly Bill A2797

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to abandoned dwellings in N.Y. city

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2017-A2797 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Judiciary
Law Section:
Real Property Actions and Proceedings Law
Laws Affected:
Amd Art 19-a Art Head, §§1970 - 1974, add §1975, RPAP L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A6675
2013-2014: A2564
2015-2016: A906
2019-2020: A1228

2017-A2797 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to abandoned dwellings in any city with a population of one million or more; authorizes such city to declare dwellings abandoned; requires the owner to seal such dwelling within 30 days and if such owner does not, the city may then impose a lien on the property for the cost thereof.

2017-A2797 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2797
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 23, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. M. G. MILLER -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Judiciary
 
 AN ACT to amend the  real  property  actions  and  proceedings  law,  in
   relation  to  abandoned dwellings in any city with a population of one
   million or more
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The  article heading of article 19-a of the real property
 actions and proceedings law, as amended by chapter 573 of  the  laws  of
 1982, is amended to read as follows:
                   SPECIAL [PROCEEDING TO CONVEY TITLE TO]
                           PROCEEDINGS REGARDING
          ABANDONED [DWELLING TO CITY, TOWN OR VILLAGE] DWELLINGS
   § 2. Section 1970 of the real property actions and proceedings law, as
 amended  by  chapter  593  of  the  laws  of 1983, is amended to read as
 follows:
   § 1970. Applicability. The department or agency of  a  city,  town  or
 village,  responsible  for the enforcement of the multiple dwelling law,
 the multiple residence law, or any other law, code or ordinance  govern-
 ing  the  occupancy and maintenance of residential property (hereinafter
 in this article  referred  to  as  "the  department")  may  institute  a
 proceeding in accordance with the provisions of this article for a judg-
 ment  vesting in the city, town or village title to a dwelling which has
 been abandoned by the owner. [This article shall not apply to a  one-fa-
 mily or two-family dwelling occupied by the owner thereof.]
   §  3.  Subdivision  2 of section 1971 of the real property actions and
 proceedings law, as amended by chapter 496  of  the  laws  of  1983,  is
 amended to read as follows:
   2.  When  the department finds that a dwelling is abandoned within the
 meaning of this article, it shall make and  file  among  its  records  a
 certification  containing  such  finding  and  the  facts on which it is

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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